Lost 8.4lbs in less then a week

kattheluvr1

II just started my journey. I bike ride, since I started 5 days ago i have lost 8.4lbs i also tried the intermediate fasting and succeeded yesterday. I weighed 125. Lbs at the beginning. I am extremely happy to have lost 8.4 lbs so far. I love this app. And I'm meeting new people, which is a great motivator something i think everybody needs from time to time. I'm also excepting all friend requests to talk and for motivation. 😁

tomcustombuilder

That was water weight

AnnPT77

How tall are you?

Tom's right, a big chunk of initial fast lost is almost certainly water weight.

But if you weigh 125 pounds, losing fat faster than half a pound a week is aggressively fast . . . likely a health risk, possibly a serious risk. A pound a week might be OK if young, ultra-healthy, with a low stress life and a plan to lose for only maybe a month-ish . . . maybe. But half a pound a week would be better.

I'm not trying to be a buzzkill. I just appreciate seeing everyone stay healthy while achieving bodyweight goals.

PAV8888

Great start!

To add some vowels to Tom's words, weight fluctuates. Not just because of fat level changes but for many more reasons too. To really see the underlying weight trend you need a number of observations (weight-ins) over a long enough time period (a good six to eight weeks)

This doesn't stop a great start from being a great start!

As long as it is a start in the pursuit of appropriate goals.

On the concern front, we have very little information so far to be able to comfortably join in your exuberant celebration!

It sounds like you are female and not very tall. But, in general, people weighing 125lbs would be unlikely to have a lot of fat available to lose.

So that though does stray through one's mind!

Best of wishes in reaching your, no doubt, appropriate and healthy goals!

ddsb1111

Enjoy the water weight drop, I know I did!

That initial reduction in bloat and feeling lighter made a huge difference in keeping me focused during the first month.

But just a heads up: once the water weight is gone, the real fat loss begins, and it looks a little different. It slows down, and that’s completely normal.

You can expect anywhere from 0.5 to 2 pounds a week, depending on your starting point and how much you have to lose. That doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong, that is what true fat loss looks like. And when you understand what those numbers actually mean, it’s just as exciting.

tomcustombuilder

OP, base your loss on week 2-5 or 6. That will be much more accurate than week 1 as once your body finds equilibrium with waterloss and new calorie amount you wont see such big drops and no drop if calories are too high.

You didn't mention if youre tracking calories, if not you want to,start.

kattheluvr1

Thanks for your comments guys. I definitely appreciate them. Its good to know that it’s just water weight but it would be really nice if the body could actually loose weight that fast and be healthy. 😊

PAV8888

You may want to use libra for android or happy scale for iphone or trendweight.com on a pc (freely available without device fitbit account may be needed for the last one to enter your weight).

This will give you a trend of weight over time.

Food contents in the stomach and intestinal track count. Intracellular water counts. Glycogen (carbs stored near muscles and in liver and spent when low carb or intense exercise) also count. Each of the glycogen 4 Cals also comes attached to water molecules so you lose 4g per 4 cals of non fat weight.

Time of the month also counts. For some people the hormonal cycle by itself can be more than a few lbs with extremes exceeding 6lbs.

If your starting weight was after a high sodium day (eating out, or premade soups for example) and you hadn't gone to the bathroom yet… and your low weight was after a long fast… you can see how there would be a disproportionate difference.

That said at 125lbs I don't know that you would have room for so much weight loss. So I would make sure that my goals were appropriate and that you're eating at the very least a reasonable amount of base calories.

I would seriously suggest that aiming for slow loss would make the most sense.

==other sources of error: scale on carpet or other material that has "give", low battery, warped or dirty sensors, not running scale calibration after moving it around…